Shams (name)

Shams (Persian: شمس, Arabic: شمس) is an Arabic origin word which is used as a unisex given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Female

• Shams (singer) (born 1980), a Saudi-Kuwaiti singer
• Shams Abbasi (1924–2011), Pakistani scholar
• Shams Aghahuseynova (born 2010), Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast
• Shams al-Baroudi (born 1945), Egyptian actress
• Shams C. Inati, American scholar
• Shams un Nisa Memon, Pakistani politician
• Shams ol-Moluk Mosahab (1913–1997), Iranian educator and politician
• Shams Pahlavi (1917–1996), member of the Iranian royal family

Male

• Shams Aalam (born 1986), Indian para swimmer
• Shams Badran (1929–2020), Egyptian military officer
• Shams Buneri (1946–2023), Pakistani poet
• Shams Chak, Kashmiri Commander from the Chak dynasty
• Shams Charania (born 1994), American television presenter
• Shams Chowdhury (born 1966), Bangladeshi army general
• Shams al-Dawla (died 1021), Buyid ruler of Hamadan
• Shams al-Muluk Duqaq (died 1104), Seljuq ruler of Damascus
• Shams-i Fakhri, Iranian lexicographer and philologist
• Shams al-Mulk Isma'il (1113–1135), Seljuk ruler of the Emirate of Damascus
• Shams-i-Jahan (died 1408), Khan of Mughlistan
• Shams Langeroodi (born 1950), Iranian poet
• Shams al-Muluk Muhammad (died 1317), Baduspanid ruler of Rustamdar
• Shams Mulani (born 1997), Indian cricketer
• Shams al-Mulk Nasr (died 1080), Karakhanid ruler in Transoxiana
• Shams Ali Qalandar (1874–1966), Pakistani Sufi faqir and qalandar
• Shams Rahman, Bangladeshi academic
• Shams Sumon (1967–2026), Bangladeshi actor
• Shams Tabraiz (missionary) (died 1356), Indian Ismaili saint
• Shams Tabrizi (1185–1248), Iranian Sufi mystic
• Shams Naved Usmani (1931–1993), Indian Muslim scholar
• Shams ibn Uthman (594–625), companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

Surname

• Ajmal Shams (born 1972), Afghan politician and engineer
• Fatemeh Shams (born 1983), Iranian poet and literary scholar
• Hossein Shams (born 1961), Iranian futsal coach and football player
• Ibrahim Shams (1917–2001), Egyptian Olympic weightlifter
• Kalimuddin Shams (1939–2013), Indian politician
• Ladan Shams, American psychologist
• Mohammad Shams (born 1954), Iranian musical artist
• Noorena Shams (born 1997), Pakistani sportsperson
• Randy J. Shams, American musical artist
• Siavash Shams (born 1963), Iranian musical artist
• Sumera Shams (born 1991), Pakistani politician
• Wahid Shams Kolahi (born 1965), Iranian German engineer

Arabic-based compound names with Shams as an element

• Shamsul Alam, meaning Sun of the world
• Shams al-Din, meaning Sun of the religion/faith
• Shams ul Huda, meaning Sun of the guidance
• Shams ul Haq, meaning Sun of Al Haqq
• Shamsul Islam, meaning Sun of Islam
• Shamsuzzaman, meaning Sun of the era
• Shams ud Duha, meaning Sun of the dawn
• Shamsunnahar, meaning Sun of the morning
• Shamsur Rahman, meaning Sun of the Most Merciful
• Shamsi (name), meaning Sunny